What's Happening in Mrs. Bernosky's Room

February20th-24th

2012-02-16T16:27:00.001-05:00

Dear Parents,
We had a yogurt tasting project for the letter “Y’ and we made a classroom graph of our favorite kind.
We had a great valentine’s celebration, and I would like to thank the homeroom parents for all the hard work they do for our class! Your help is appreciated! Thanks for all the wonderful gifts and cards for valentine’s day, I really appreciated your thoughtful ness.

On to the week of Feb21st. to the25th:
Phonics- We will be learning the letter “D”, please practice the writing of lower case “d”, many children reverse it and make it look like a “b”. Some of the handwriting pages I like to do in class so I can make sure that the children are forming the letters correctly. I feel very strongly that it is useless practice if it is done incorrectly.
Reading- We will be starting the week with the classic traditional tale “Goldilocks and the three Bears”. The comprehension skill that will be taught throughout this lesson is “character”.
Science- We have been working on the Foss science lesson Wood and Paper”, and we are keeping a writing journal about some of the things that we have learned. The concentration this week will be on “paper”.
Math- We will be continuing with counting by 10’s, and using dimes to count to a dollar. We will be learning a new “ABC” pattern using pattern blocks, and we will be learning about measuring.
The “dinosaur” presentations are scheduled for Friday, February 24th. Unlike the State projects, we will all be doing our dinosaur projects on the same day. I will be evaluating the children on knowing the name, a few facts, and a picture of their dinosaur. Try practicing it at home so that it will be easier for your child to present their report to the class. I am looking forward to watching your children shine!
Don’t forget that there is no school on Friday February 17th and Monday February 20th.
Because school is closed on Monday for Presidents day, Tuesday will be Day # 2, and we will have music class.

Remember:
No matter how long the winter is, spring is sure to follow.

February 13th-17th

2012-02-10T08:24:00.002-05:00

Kindergarten News- February 13th-February 17th
*Letter Yy and its sounds as in yarn and yellow will be our focus in Phonics next
week. Keep practicing the use of the “K” and “C” spelling rule, and the both sounds of “e”.
*In math, we will be working on identifying the seasons of the year, identifying and comparing lengths, and comparing temperatures during different seasons.
* Our new book for this week is “One Little Mouse” which is a rhyming/concept story and the comprehension skill is “sequence.” The phonic skill taught in this book is “consonant blends”.
*The standard covered in this unit for science is “animal characteristics similarities, and differences, and habitats.

*Tuesday, February 14th will be our Valentine party from 11:30 to 12:55 . Anyone who has not yet turned in their $4.oo party money is asked to send it as soon as possible. Also remember to bring your valentines to school on Monday if you didn’t already, and don’t forget to include all the students in the class so no one has hurt feelings.
*February is National Children’s dental Health Month. Please encourage your child to brush his/her teeth at least twice a day and to practice good dental health habits.
*Please read the bright pink note in your child’s folder about “Coupons for Troops”. We will not be accepting any more coupons, but a web site is provided if you will like to continue on your own. Thanks everyone!
*Feb. 17th is an Act 80 day for teachers, remember there will be no school for students. Also Monday, Feb. 20th there will no school for students due to Presidents Day. This is an inservice Day for teachers.
Monday will be day # 3 and we have library class. Try not to forget library books!
Have a great weekend!

Feb.6th-Feb.10th

2012-02-02T15:44:00.002-05:00

Monday is day#3-library class

Kindergarten news –Feb.6th –Feb.-10th
*Letter Ee and its sounds as in elephant and equal will be our focus in Phonics next week. Keep practicing the use of the “K” and “C” spelling rule.
*In math, we will be working on identifying numbers up to 20, identifying before, after, and between, and liquid measurement.
*. After reading any story with your child at home, ask them about the sequence of the plot in the story. Our new book for this week is “My Lucky Day” which is animal fantasy and the comprehension skill is “cause and effect.”
*The standard covered in this unit for science is “our senses” and cause and effect will be taught by learning about growing things.
*Tuesday, February 14th will be our Valentine party. Anyone who has not yet turned in their $4.oo party money is asked to send it as soon as possible. Also remember to bring your valentines to school as early as one week before and don’t forget to include all the students in the class so no one has hurt feelings. Have a sweet valentines day.
*February is National Children’s dental Health Month. Please encourage your child to brush his/her teeth at least twice a day and to practice good dental health habits.
February 6th-10th is the Annual Anti-bully Week. There are many activities that the children will be participating in, and there is one thing that you can help with at home. Each day next week the children can come dressed to match an anti-bullying slogan.
Monday- Don’t knock it. Sock it!- Wear crazy socks
Tuesday-Hats off for no bullying-Wear crazy hats
Wednesday- Be different-Wear crazy hair
Thursday-Show that you’re a Spartan-Wear red and blue
Friday-Show that you’re a team player-wear your anti-bully shirt or spirit shirt
Monday will be day #3 and we will have library class, remember library books!

Week of January 30th-February 3rd

2012-01-26T17:17:00.001-05:00

Dear Parents,
The children did a fantastic job on their state projects, and it just goes to show you the capabilities of our students. All of the children should have taken their state project home. Again, good job children!
Next Week: Monday January 30th- Day # 3 in the school rotation, don’t forget library books!
Phonics:
We will be learning the letter Cc with a /K/ sound as in cat and candy. We will learn the K and C Spelling Rule. This rule is that we spell the /K/ sound with the letter k when the sound is followed by the letters e, i, and y. We spell the /k/ sound with the letter c when the sound is followed by the letters a, o, u and any consonant.
Example:
K before e, i, or y- Keg kid milky
C before a, o, u, or any consonant. Cat cot cup clip
Reading:
We are beginning Unit # 4 in Reading. Our new book is “Bunny Day”, and the genre is “Animal Fantasy”. The comprehension skill is “sequence”. The social studies concept is “cooperation”, and for science we will be learning about animal characteristics, tools and machines, camouflage, and plant characteristics.
Math- Lessons 73-80 will cover number and operations, measurement, and geometry.
Note: Tuesday will be the 100th day of school! Don’t forget to send 100 of something to be counted by 1’s, 5’s and tens.
February is “Dental Health Month” and we will be doing many activities revolved around healthy teeth.
Note:
I am finding it impossible to cover all the worksheets that can be helpful in reviewing the topics that we are discussing in our curriculum. I have decided to send home every Friday, any worksheets that I didn’t get covered in class for you to do at home. I know it is important to parents to be able to help their child and this is one way I feel that you can help them review what we have covered in class. I do not want the worksheets to be considered homework, so they do not need to be returned.
Have a good weekend!
Mrs. Bernosky

January 16th-20th

2012-01-13T16:33:00.002-05:00

Jan.-16th to Jan. 20th
Monday, January 16th- Teacher in-service day- No school for students.
Next week:
Reading- We will begin “Seeds” which is classified an “Informational text. The comprehension skill that will be taught throughout this lesson is “drawing conclusions”. We will be learning about how things change as they grow, and lots of information about seeds...
Math- We will be working on “matching numbers to sets using dot cubes (dice). We will also be spending a lot of time on money, especially a penny and a dime. This report card period the children only learned about a penny, but for the next report card period, the children will be graded on the recognition of a penny, nickel, dime and quarter, and be able to tell me the value of each.
Phonics-We will be learning about the vowel “U” and we will be discussing the long and short sound of it. We will be learning /u/ as in unicorn for the long sound and /u/ as in umbrella and underwear for the short sound. We are going to have a State project for the week of January 23rd to the 27th. More information is in your child’s folder.
With all the testing this week for the report card, I did not get wordlist # 8 tested. Wordlist 1 through 7 were used for a grade on the report card (applies phonic skills).
We will have show-and Tell on Friday January 20th for the letter “U” .The week of January 23rd to the 27th , because of learning the letter “U”, we will be working on a “state project”, and each child will have the opportunity to present his/her state to the class. Look for the day and date on the enclosed paper. We will do several projects per day so it will take more than a week to do the whole class.
I wanted to inform you that I will not be in school on Jan. 18h to Jan.20th because I will be at a conference. I wanted to let you know in case you are trying to get in touch with me and I am not responding. Mrs.Ossman will be filling in for me, and she is a very capable substitute teacher.
Report cards will be sent home on Friday the 20th of January. Please return them as soon as possible, in the envelope. I will be able to answer any report card questions on Monday Jan. 23rd.
FYI
If your child’s folder needs replacing, it is perfectly fine if you get them a new one. It can be any design or color. Thanks in advance! Enjoy the nice, long weekend!
Tuesday January 17th the bus changes will be implemented. You would have received information if you child’s bus schedule was changed.
Mrs. Bernosky

Dec. 23rd-Jan.3rd

2011-12-22T16:26:00.002-05:00

Dear Parents,
The kindergarten children had a wonderful time at their Christmas party. Thanks homeroom parents! The reading buddies loved the gifts that they received from the kindergarten children.
We got our tickets punched by the conductor”Mrs. Potts”(who by the way really works on the train in Jim Thorpe) and she wore her train outfit and brought her real ticket punch. The children loved it!! The movie was a hit. Later we had beautiful Christmas cookies and hot chocolate at the party. Thanks to the homeroom moms for all their continued help throughout this busy time.
We traveled to the high school on Wednesday to see the band and choir perform. What a great concert.
I sincerely hope you liked the Christmas ornaments that the children made for you. Someday, and it goes fast believe me, you will look back at these keepsakes and wonder where the time went when your little one was in kindergarten. I also hope you enjoyed the reindeer food, the polar express bell, the books, and the cookie plate for Santa. We were busy elves this season!
Thank you so much for thinking of me at Christmas. The wonderful gifts were not necessary but deeply appreciated. Your children know what the “love of giving” means because they couldn’t wait for me to open their gifts.
We will return to school on January 3rd, 2012, and it will be day # 5 on the school rotation. Don’t forget sneakers!
We will be testing when we return from break because the report cards will be given out on January 20nd. Keep writing with your children over break, so that they don’t forget how to do it. They are becoming great authors. I have sent word list # 7 home for you to practice over the break.
The week we return we will be learning the letter “K” and sometime during the week the boys get to be “King for a Day”. The girls will get their chance when we do “Q” and they will be “Queen for a day”.
MERRY CHRISTMAS and A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Mrs. Margaret Bernosky

Dec.19th- Dec. 23rd

2011-12-16T16:27:00.002-05:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!
Dear Parents,
I wanted to congratulate you on the behavior of your children today at the concert at the high school. I was very proud of them and you should be too. They sat and listened quietly, and really enjoyed it.
Next week will be four and a half days that we will combine some school work, but also some holiday fun things too. We will not be starting the letter “K” because of the short week, and the fact that the children’s attention span is on Santa, not learning.
Monday we are lucky enough to see the PTO sponsored program “Burble, Fizz, Kaboom”.
Wednesday Dec. 21st we will go to the high school for a performance of the high school band and choir. I attended the evening performance and it was spectactular.
Dec.22nd (Thursday) we will hop aboard the “Polar Express” and feast on Christmas cookies and hot cocoa. Don’t forget the pajamas for this day. Remember no bedroom slippers on the bus, but they can be put into school bags to wear later. We will have the classroom Christmas party from 11:30-12:45 and all homeroom moms are invited to help!
Dec.23-Early Dismissal for students-NSE-11:45 . Remember there is no breakfast served on early dismissal days.
Don’t forget to put out the reindeer food on Christmas Eve. Ask the children to show you their letter from Santa. He visited our classroom on Wednesday and he wrote a letter back and hid it in our classroom on Friday.
Reminder: Show and tell is always on a Friday! Please remember that your child needs a snack everyday. MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dec. 5th-9th

2011-12-02T13:30:00.002-05:00

Kindergarten newsletter December 6th-10th

 Next week in Phonics we will be focusing on the letter “F” and its sound as in fish and feather. We will have show and tell on Friday as usual. Wordlist # 4 should be in your child’s folder today, Friday Dec. 3rd. Most of the children did a great job on wordlist # 3.
Math- We will continue with pattern, and we will compare objects by weight and explore the use of a geoboard.
Reading- Our new book will be “Little Panda” which compares animal babies and parents, and how a panda changes and grows. The genre is informational text, and the comprehension skill is “compare and Contrast”.
Reminders:
Book orders are due Wednesday, December 7th. Due to the holiday rush we must order early to get it shipped in time for Christmas. If you would like to use any of the books for Christmas presents that you ordered, I will hold them for you and you can pick them up in the office. Check out the parent letter that I have included with this newsletter. You can order on line by simply using a one-time activation code. When you do this we get $3.00 in free books for out class every time you order on line.
Thank you to all of Santa’s helpers for the dedicated days of work at Santa’s workshop. The children are beginning to realize that there is as much joy in giving as receiving. If anyone did not get to buy at the workshop, they can bring their money on Monday of next week.

The Kindergarten through 2nd grade Holiday Music Program will be held in the High School Auditorium on Monday, Dec. 12th beginning promptly @ 9.30 am. Everyone may attend. Students may dress in holiday attire, but no hats, reindeer antlers, or jingle bells are permitted. Also no jeans, t-shirts, or high heels!
The NS High School rotary Interact Club is sponsoring a Christmas Party for the district’s Kindergarten students on Sunday, Dec.42th from 2.00 to-4.00pm @ the cafeteria of Saint Catherine’s Medical Center. Santa will be there with gifts for the children and it is a very fun day. Please RSVP by December 2nd to Diane Lindenmuth @ 933-9020 or Emily Symons @ 205-7307. Snacks and refreshments will be served and gifts will be given by Santa to those that attend.
The PTO will hold a “family Fun “night on Friday, Dec, 9th @ 6PM. It will be held at NS Elementary. All the information is included with the information in Friday’s folder.
Please make sure your child is dressed warmly for the cold weather. We will be playing outside for recess in the cold weather until we get a snow covering.
Monday will be day # 5 and we have Gym class!
Have a cold but great weekend!

November 14th-18th

2011-11-10T15:42:00.001-05:00

Kindergarten News

**Next week in Phonics we will be learning the vowel I i and its short sound as in igloo and inch and its long sound as in ice. Please review sounds and writing of all letters learned so far. Boys and girls get ready for another tough week for Show & Tell. We will always have show and tell on a Friday unless I tell you otherwise.

**In Math we will be identifying a missing piece in a matrix. Also we will learn to identify, create and extend the AB sound and movement patterns.

**In Reading we will begin the book “Bear Snores On” by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman. We will review the letter Cc and the /k/ sound, and we will be learning about patterns in nature. The comprehension skill is “realism and fantasy” and the genre is “animal fantasy”. The new high frequency words are: we, my, and like. We are also working on the words- one, two, have, was, of, are, and into.

**Please return report cards if you did not already. Thank you!

**Next week we will be learning about the “first Thanksgiving”, and we will be making pilgrim and Native American costumes, and discussing about the things that we are truly grateful for (besides the Wii!)

I introduced some magnets this week, and next week one of our learning centers will revolve around them. We packed a lot of learning in for the letter “M”. We used real Mini marshmallows to graph, sort, count, pattern, and eat, and that was the best part!!!!!

Remember:
No school for students on Friday, November 11th due to a scheduled ACT 80 day. School will reopen for students on Monday, Nov. 14th. It will be day # 3 on the special classes’ schedule. We will begin the week with library class so don’t forget your books.

November 7-10 Nov 11th-no school for students

2011-11-04T13:31:00.001-04:00

Kindergarten News- Nov. 7-11, 2011
FYI-
The kindergarten report cards have been sent home, today Friday November 4th, 2011. Please look over the report card, sign it, and return it as soon as possible! If you have any questions or concerns, please notify me and we can discuss them.
I would like to extend a special thank-you to all of the parents who attended the parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday. I hope the information session was helpful! Those who requested a phone conference will be called after you have had an opportunity to look over your child’s report card.
Many of the students are forgetting to bring their show-and tell on Fridays. I will begin sending bags home again as a reminder. The children get very disappointed when they forget something to share.
Friday November 11th is an Act 80 day. There is no school for students.
Mrs. Clarissa Geary will be presenting a “Personal Body Safety” lesson on Monday November 7th.
Day light savings time is on Sunday Nov. 7th. School policy states that shorts may not be worn until the spring!
Coat zipping can be a major problem for kindergarten, please practice this skill at home. The children hate being late for recess because they need help!
READING:
This week we will read “Animal Babies in Grasslands”. It is a concept book and the comprehension skill is main idea”. The science content in this book is “Life science”.
PHONICS:
We will learn about the letter Mm as in monkey and monkey. I will be testing wordlist #1 early in the week, and wordlist # 2 will also be sent home next week. We will be working on a new reader called “Hop on the Mop”. A handy little box is in your child’s folder today. When you put it together you can store at home all the decodable reader that will be used throughout the year.
MATH:
We will be continuing with ordinal numbers, story problems and sequence. “Ordinal numbers” are easy to practice, just discuss the calendar on a daily basis at home.

October 31st- Nov.4th

2011-11-01T08:41:00.001-04:00

Kindergarten News
This coming week we will be learning the consonant letter Nn as in nest and nut. Please continue to review all the letters we have learned so far. Show and Tell will be on Friday, November 4, 2011. Please find something that begins with the letter Nn.
In reading we are continuing Unit 2. The theme of unit 2 is Animal Live Here we will be reading stories that focus on animals’ homes. Our first story in this unit was called Life in an Ocean in which we will learn about the ocean environment and also compare and contrast different things living in the sea. Next week we will be reading a story called “Armadillo’s Orange”. It’s genre is “animal fantasy” and the comprehension skill is “setting” The children will be introduced to the letter “s” in this story but much more emphasis will be placed on it when we visit it in phonics.
In Math we will be working on measurement, geometry and algebra. Please review the concepts of MORE, FEWER, and EQUAL and practice counting objects with sets of 0-10 with your child at home.
Since the weather will be getting cooler, we ask that the boys and girls practice at home putting their coats on themselves and zipping/buttoning them. We often spend a lot of time struggling with coats and zippers at this time of the year. Thanks for the help!
** Parent Conferences will be scheduled for Tuesday, November 2nd.Because of the time limitations we will have two information sessions to review the kindergarten report card. The student’s report cards will be sent home on Friday November 4th. If you have any questions about your child’s report card I will be glad to meet with you again.
We had a great Halloween party and parade. Thanks again to our wonderful homeroom parents!Thanks to the 911 presentators for giving us some valuable information about the 911 center.
Just a reminder:Anyone who has not yet turned in his or her party money is asked to try and send it as soon as possible.
Have an spook-tactular fall weekend!!!

October 17th-21st

2011-10-18T08:14:00.001-04:00

Kindergarten news- October 17-21
Next week in phonics we will be learning the letter “A”. We will learn that apple has a short /a/ sound and acorn has a long /a/ sound. Show and tell will be on Friday as usual but I will not be sending a bag home anymore.
We will be beginning the story “Life in an Ocean” in Reading. The genre is “informational text” and the comprehension skill is “compare and contrast”. For the next ten lessons in Math we will be focusing on:
* numbers and operations,
* Algebra- recognizing, describing, and order of objects by size, and number.
*Geometry- recognize, name, build, draw, compare and sort two and three dimentional shapes.
Before we know it , it will be time to begin testing for your child’s first reportcard, so please continue to practice letter and number recognition, letter and number formation, and letter sounds. Also practice the memory words “I, a, am, to, the, little, love, of my, and is.
They will also be tested on making and extending an A,B pattern, and rhyming words.

We had a wonderful time at the pajama party on Friday. Some of the activities were: pasta necklaces, printing with Halloween sponges, paper plate puppets, pink and purple peacocks, and pussy willow prints.
Everyone looked perfect in their pajamas, and we even had pancakes. For snack time we munched on popcorn and pretzels. Thanks to the homeroom moms that helped out. If you signed up to be a homeroom mom and have your clearances, and you would like to help out for the Halloween party please send a note to me and I will be in touch with more details.
We will be doing a walk for Diabetes at the Spartan football field on Friday October 21st. This is a half day for students so we will walk in the morning. We have several children at our school dealing with Diabetes, and your generosity for this caused is appreciated.
The Halloween party is on Friday. The children must bring their costumes to school in a separate bag with their name on it to ensure that you get all the pieces back home. All are invited to view the Halloween parade which will begin at 2:15pm and takes place in the upper bus loop. Kindergarten will lead the parade.
Monday will be day # 4 and we have Art class!
Have a perfectly peachy weekend!!!!!!----Mrs. Bernosky

Week of October 3rd-7th

2011-09-29T17:02:00.001-04:00

Kindergarten News

In the upcoming week, we will be learning Tt as in tent, tail, and tie. Take some time to find items at home that begin with the letter Tt sound! Also, boys and girls are asked to learn their telephone numbers. Please practice at home!

Our theme for the upcoming weeks and October will be Fire Safety. We have many activities planned to teach the students about fire safety such as; videos, stories, and art projects. Don’t forget to ask your child what he/she has learned!

In reading we will be starting the story Julius. Our focus skills for unit one are story setting, characters, sequence, and comparing and contrasting the story elements. The genre is animal fantasy.

We began our writing program titled Kid writing. Several times during the week we work in small groups writing stories. Once we complete several pieces I will send home your child’s writing for you to keep and enjoy. Many of the students already completed several stories and were able to take them home. It is very exciting to watch the children grow into writers!

In Math we will working on ordering numbers 1-5, naming shapes by color, shape and size, describing the relative position of objects, and matching numbers to sets.

The Kindergarten Fall Festival will be held at the school on Thursday, Oct. 20th. There will be a fall festival meeting on Wednesday, October 5th, at 6:00 at the Mine Shaft in Ashland. Parent and grandparent volunteers who have the necessary clearances are welcome and needed to help the homeroom parents with this fun-filled day!

Monday is the only day that kindergarten students are permitted to shop at the school store. Each grade has a designated day.The store is run by the PTO and the students must shop before school begins at 8:45.
Parents are encouraged to check out your teacher’s BLOG for homework and important information for the week. You can access each teacher’s blog by going to the NS website at www.northschuylkill.net and clicking on Elementary School; then drop down to Homework Helpline and click on the teacher’s name. This should take you directly to each teacher’s blog. (The blogs will be updated at least once a week)

Monday, Oct 3th will be Day 4 on our special classes’ schedule.

Hip, Hip, Hooray it’s the weekend!

2011-09-22T17:17:00.002-04:00

Kindergarten News

~In the upcoming week we will be learning the letter Hh as in hat, hippo, and horse. Letter Hh is a consonant. As part of our study with the letter Hh we will have a “Hat Day” on Friday, September 30th. Students are asked to wear a favorite hat, a funny hat, or even a homemade hat. You can be creative with this if you want! Students will be able to wear the hat all day—we do just ask that students do not share hats. Show and Tell will be with items that begin with the /h/ sound. Check your schedule and start hunting!
~ Our theme for next week will be apples.. We are asking that each student bring in an apple on Monday, Sept.26th. The apple can be any color, size, or kind. Each day of the week we will use the apples week we will use the apples for sorting, graphing, and/or tasting! We will celebrate Johnny Appleseed’s birthday which is Sept. 26th, and we will have all kinds of apple activities planned. It should be a sweet week!!!!
~In Math we are learning about patterns , graphs, and most and fewer on a graph. Try to find patterns around your home. Students should even try making patterns with colors, shapes, and objects. Some ideas include using buttons, lego blocks, fruit loops, m&m’s, skittles, etc…
~In reading, we will begin the story Miss Bindergarten Takes a field Trip. This book will teach about classifying and categorizing, and the genre is “animal fantasy”.
~We have been practicing writing our first names. Please watch your child as he/she is writing. Be sure to check if letters are beginning at the top, not the bottom and also guide him/her to use the lines when forming the letters. Thank you!
~Box tops for education, Turkey Hill Moo lids and Campbell’s labels will be collected at the end of each month. If you have any at your home, then please send them to school with your child. The box tops, lids and labels help our school to earn extra money and the homeroom with the most collected each month will receive a treat from PTO!
We will be collecting $3.00 for the fall festival. There will be a fall festival meeting on Wed. Sept. 28th @ 6:00pm at the “Mine Shaft” in Ashland. Any interested parent that would like to help with the fall festival are welcome to attend. You must have clearances but do not need to be a member of PTO.
Monday will be Day 4 on our special classes’ schedule.

September 12th-16th

2011-09-09T12:43:00.001-04:00

Kindergarten Newsletter

We have finished our second week of school and the students are adjusting very well!
Phonics:
We learned to recognize and write the letter “L” this week. Because of the unusual situation on Thursday, I didn’t get to give the “L” show and tell bags for Friday. Some of the children brought “L” items anyway and they really enjoyed showing them. Our show and tell will always be on Fridays and the items that the children bring should begin with the letter that we are working on in Phonics for that week.
Our letter for next week is “O” as in octopus. “O” is a vowel and it has a short sound like Octopus and a long sound like overalls.

In Math we will continue to work with positional words like above, below, over, under, in, out, left, and right. We will also be learning to sort objects by color, shape, size, and kind.
Reading:
We will begin the book “Fix-It-Duck” by Jez Alborough. The genre is “Animal Fantasy” and the comprehension skill is “setting”.

Activities for next week:
Tuesday, September 13th will be our class’s turn to shop at the “Book Fair”. (FYI: Money is due at the time of purchase!) We will have the opportunity to shop from 9:00 to 9:40. Try to have the books picked out that you would like your child to purchase because they have a hard time understanding about how many books they can actually buy. Please use the form that was sent home on Wednesday for this. Buying is not mandatory!!!!!! Evening buying for parents and children is 4to 7, Monday Sept, 12th.

The PTO meeting is scheduled for Monday evening at 6:30.

The Diebels test will be given on Tuesday Sept.13th. This is a test given by the Reading Department and it acts as a guide to track your child’s progress through the year.

Luau-Due to the flooding, we had to postpone the Luau until Friday, September 16, 2011 in the AM. Monday will be Day 4 on your child’s special class schedule. Please note the change on your school calendar. We will have art class.

2011-08-22T14:52:00.005-04:00

Welcome to Kindergarten, graduating class of 2024!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you are looking forward to a wonderful school year, I know I am!!!!!

See you at "meet the teacher" night. You will be able to pick up papers that need to be filled out at the beginning of school, so you can get a "jump start" on them.

We will have a short presentation around 4 o'clock followed by a "question and answer" period after. Come and visit your new classroom! (and me too!)